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I came across an article that my girl Ronnette of Per Diem Newyork shared on Facebook entitled, “Are you dating a man or a Boy?” So of course I read it and shared it on my FB page because of the dopeness factor. I was then challenged to write a rebuttal, a mini manual let’s call it, for men that would give them guidelines to
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In an informal IHop round table discussion on my recent and way-too-short trip to the Big Apple for the Battle of The Sexes event a group of us got into it about double standards. One gentleman at the table remarked that he paid close attention to a woman’s profile picture. He said something to the effect that if the majority of her profile pictures were taken in the club, it
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I’ve never had a problem ushering folks out of my life who somehow managed to upset the daily balance. In fact at times it’s a lot easier for me to say good bye and later with that, than it is for me to put the pieces back together. When trust is broken, the path to recovery can often be a long one. When feelings are hurt, egos tarnished, it’s difficult to
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When it comes to sisterhood, it’s safe to say the loyalty factor plays a bit more of a bigger role in our bond. There are rules that simply have absolutely NO exceptions to them, they cannot be broken, fractured or even sprained–only severed. Not only that, but there is little to no room for flexibility in bending the rules a even a little. Absolutely not, my friend.
The difference between brotherhood and
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I, like most people, am the kind of person who uses the internet to prepare me for all kinds of things that I don’t know very well. If I’m trying out a new restaurant after work, I will definitely be searching for their menu and happy hours online. If we are about to have a meeting about a new program that we are going to use, I will
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Say you’re on a blind date. You’re sitting at the bar, in your little black dress, hair pulled into a neat side bun with the red flower you said you’d wear peaking out from behind your left ear. You feel a heavy hand on your shoulder, so you look down from the corner of your eye and notice the fingers on the hand on your shoulder
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I am so exhausted by statements like, “I’m just being honest”, “I’m keeping it real” and “you know I keep it 100” because 90% of the time it is an excuse to say some really dumb ish out of your mouth and then abandon all personal accountability for the nonsense.
Recently, I was in a conversation with a sistah and her fiancé. They are moderately upscale, professional, college educated, upper-middle
Professional success and personal happiness in this society are what we strive for daily. Having the impetus to continually work toward a healthy balance of the two can be overwhelming especially if you’ve been a bit weathered by life itself. Being successful at work is not the equivalent of personal happiness nor is it vice versa; although having one can boost your optimism for the other. When life
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New millennium dating is something special. Our generation has managed to devise a brand new dating strategy that eliminates a strong desire for formal procedures, heart to heart conversation and the need to go above and beyond in any relationship. We no longer need to collect phone numbers or talks for hours on the phone. Don’t you have a smart phone?!Let’s exchange pins?! I haven’t decided whether this is harmful
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Will and Jada, Jay-Z and Beyonce, and Khloé & Lamar all come to mind when you toss out the phrase “power couples” these days but when two very powerful individuals come together who really has the power?
Typically, the balance of power in any relationship is dominated by the person who brings home the biggest slab of bacon – the one who makes the most money rules.
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